Webb (5-2), a senior right-hander, gave up nine hits, but the only one coming after the fifth inning was an infield single. He threw 111 pitches.

The outcome allowed Elon (23-23 overall, 15-9 Southern Conference), which lost the first two games of the series and fell to third place in the league standings, to pull back within three games of first-place Western Carolina, which sweep UNC Greensboro in a series that ended Saturday. The Phoenix clinched at least a top-eight finish in the conference, meaning it has reserved a spot in next month’s conference tournament.

Georgia Southern (23-20, 12-12) scored first before Elon strung together nine runs in the fourth through sixth innings.

Elon’s Alex Swim homered for the first time this season — a two-run blast in the sixth — and also tripled. Swim and Antonio Alvarez both had three hits, with Alvarez driving in three runs. Chris Bresnahan and Sebastian Gomez rapped two hits apiece.

Georgia Southern starter Matt McCall (3-1) took the loss.

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Webb (5-2), a senior right-hander, gave up nine hits, but the only one coming after the fifth inning was an infield single. He threw 111 pitches.

The outcome allowed Elon (23-23 overall, 15-9 Southern Conference), which lost the first two games of the series and fell to third place in the league standings, to pull back within three games of first-place Western Carolina, which sweep UNC Greensboro in a series that ended Saturday. The Phoenix clinched at least a top-eight finish in the conference, meaning it has reserved a spot in next month’s conference tournament.

Georgia Southern (23-20, 12-12) scored first before Elon strung together nine runs in the fourth through sixth innings.

Elon’s Alex Swim homered for the first time this season — a two-run blast in the sixth — and also tripled. Swim and Antonio Alvarez both had three hits, with Alvarez driving in three runs. Chris Bresnahan and Sebastian Gomez rapped two hits apiece.